My own avatar was my six-week long, hair-pulling experience learning to use Second Life's building program. I owe a lot to Sandy Hedges, who not only introduced me to Second Life, but also gave me building tips while I was learning. The eye and fur textures are actually Sandy's design, as I hadn't yet learned about making textures myself at the time. I built the overall look and shape of my avatar based on a version of Mustel drawn by the talented Jen Seng.